Korean History through the TV lens: Contextualizing Pachinko’s colonial Korea
“Pachinko”, Minjin Lee’s epic historical fiction novel, published in 2017, follows a Korean family who immigrated to Japan, with...
Reconciliation Efforts and National Interest: A Conversation On Perceptions of Proper Motivation and Results
Behind every action is a driving intention and goal for results. No action or event simply appears but is...
The Olympic Truce Legacy: From Ancient Olympia to Pyeongchang and Beyond
Ancient Olympics and Olympic Truce According to the Ancient Greek myth, the Ancient Olympic Games began in 776 B.C....
Unification Of The Two Koreas: An Economic Approach
Unification of the two Koreas entails an integration of two extremely divergent political systems. As Article 1 of North...
Mission Impossible?: Refugees Seeking The Korean Dream
On August 26, nearly 400 hopeful Afghan refugees landed at the Incheon International Airport following the crisis in the...
“Hocus-Focus!” The Influence of Media & Cultural Totems in International Politics
Some images are etched into our mind as sacrosanct; irreversible and eternal. For instance, one cannot imagine the Dalai...
Season 4, Episode 2: Thailand: Culture, Food, and the Longest Name in the World
Season 4, Episode 2: features one guest from Yonsei University, Eunji Mahitthafongkul. In this episode Eunji and Kanink,...
Moon’s Unfinished Assignment On Reunification: Why The 2030 Generation Is Giving A Cold Shoulder
Months into the protests of the Candlelight Movement brought about a change in a new administration and by the...
Public Diplomacy: A People’s Way Forward for India and South Korea?
Indo-Korea and Contemporary World Affairs In today’s geopolitical environment, India and the Republic of Korea’s (hereafter ROK) bilateral relations...
Hibakusha: Contextualizing Japan’s Relationship with Nuclear Radiation
Introduction To Japan’s Relationship with Nuclear Radiation Across history, Japan remains a tragically unique case as the only country...